Bed joint



Patented Apr. 24, 1934 UNITED STATES BED JOINT Walter Favreau, New York, N. Y., assignor to Morton Lane, New York, N. Y.

Application December 21, 1931, Serial No. 582,341

2 Claims.

This invention relates to bed joints of the type comprising brackets secured to the head and foot portions of the beds and means on the extremities of the side rails for engaging such brackets so that the beds may be readily assembled and taken apart for transportation and storage.

One object of my invention is to provide an improved bed joint of simple and inexpensive construction and having the necessary strength and stability. A further object of my invention is to provide an improved bracket of the character described stamped from a section of sheet metal, and a still further object is to provide engaging means on the side rail extremities formed by slotting the wood or other material.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form and construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a side view of the bracket; Fig. 2 is a front or face view of the same; Fig. 3 is a view looking on the opposite side; Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the bracket secured to a portion of the head or foot part of a bed; Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a portion of a bed side rail in assembled position and with the bracket shown in dotted line; Fig. 6 is a plan view of the bracket; Fig. 7 is a cross section taken on the line '7'7, Fig. 2, and showing the parts of a bed in assembled position; Fig. 8 is a sectional detail view showing part of a slot in a side rail and showing the saw by which the slot is formed and Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing one end of a side rail with the slots therein.

The bracket 10 is formed with a back plate 11 having a side flange 12 at one edge and at the opposite edge a flange 13 provided at its outer edge with a right angle flange 14 parallel to the back plate 11; and the upper edges 15, 16 and 1'7 of the parts 12, 11 and 14, respectively, are curved in the manner hereinafter fully described. The lower edges of the parts 12 and 13 are flanged at 18, and 19, respectively, to provide a bottom or base for the bracket.

The brackets are secured to the head and foot portions 20 of the bed by means of wood-screws 21 or by bolts or other suitable means.

Each extremity of each of the two side rails 22 of the bed is recessed at 23 on its end face, is formed with an end. cut 24 in its lower part, and

on the side of the rail facing towards the inside of the bed a side out 25 is provided in the lower part, these slots and the end recess being so formed that they are not visible from the outer side or from the top of the rail.

When the rail 22 is in assembled position, the recess 23 matches the back plate 11 of the bracket, the slot 24 fits the flange 12 and the slot 25 fits the flange 14 while the curved upper extremities of the said recess and slot exactly coincide with the similarly curved surfaces 15, 16 and 1'7 of the parts referred to. The bottom or base 18, 19 of the bracket serves as a support for the lower surface of the rail and at the same time the engagement of the curved surfaces 15, 16 and 17 with the extremities of the said slots and recess give additional support and rigidity.

Referring now to Fig. 8 of the drawings, a circular saw A is shown in the operation of forming a slot B in a piece of wood C and on completion of the operation the right hand extremity of the slot B is curved on a radius corresponding to that of the saw while the straight portion of the bottom of the slot lies at a tangent to this curve. In preparing the extremity of the rail 22 the recess 23 and the slots 24, 25 are made by a saw of, say, four inches in diameter, so as to produce the curved upper extremities inthe manner above described, while the curved upper edges 15, 16, 1'7 on the bracket 10 are stamped or otherwise shaped so as to correspond exactly with the curved upper extremities of the said recess and slots.

Although the drawings and the above specification disclose the best mode in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, I desire to bein no way limited to the details of such disclosure for in the further practical application of my invention, many changes in form and construction may be made as circumstances require or experience suggests without departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A detachable joint comprising a supporting bracket having a back plate, two side flanges and an outer flange formed on one of the side flanges, the back plate, one of the side flanges and the outer flange having curved upper edges, and base flanges on the said side flanges in combination with a supported member bearing on the said base flanges and having slots curved to engage the said curved flange edges and having an end recess curved to fit the curved edge of the said back plate.

2. A detachable joint comprising a sheet metal gaging flanges having their upper extremities curved in conformity with each other to hold and lock the said member in engagement with the bracket while the lower extremity of the member is supported upon the said base flanges.

WALTER FAVREAU- 

